Fake fancy dress: Police safety warning as thousands of counterfeits found at West Yorkshire eBay trader's home

More than 3,000 counterfeit fancy dress costumes were seized by police and trading standards officers during a raid in West Yorkshire this week.

West Yorkshire Trading Standards teamed up with West Yorkshire Police and brand protection officers from Rubie’s Masquerade Company to execute a search warrant at an eBay trader’s home address yesterday.

They seized thousands of counterfeit children’s costumes, which are not subjected to the same rigorous testing as genuine items and can pose a public safety risk to consumers.